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Teaching j-students about Twitter

Suddenly, it seems, everyone is twittering. Or,  if they’re not, they feel they should be. Journalists who first dismissed it as a useless time waster are now seeing it as a good way to find sources, leads and breaking news. Journalism educators are scrambling to learn to use it well enough to teach their students to…

Suddenly, it seems, everyone is twittering. Or,  if they’re not, they feel they should be. Journalists who first dismissed it as a useless time waster are now seeing it as a good way to find sources, leads and breaking news. Journalism educators are scrambling to learn to use it well enough to teach their students to use it, too. Here’s a page of resources to help get you started.

Suddenly, it seems, everyone is twittering. Or,  if they’re not, they feel they should be. Journalists who first dismissed it as a useless time waster are now seeing it as a good way to find sources, leads and breaking news. Journalism educators are scrambling to learn to use it well enough to teach their students to use it, too. Here’s a page of resources to help get you started.

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